Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #56

Part seven of the ambitious thirteen-part "City At War" saga, this February 1993 Mirage issue keeps the tension simmering with a striking cover by A. C. Farley depicting a sharp-featured woman in a dark jacket — armed with a blade and a crossbow — standing alert atop what appears to be a rooftop structure, while a masked, hooded figure crouches watchfully behind her. The moody, atmospheric composition hints at uneasy alliances and urban danger without giving a single thing away. With Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Jim Lawson all sharing writing duties alongside Lawson's interior art, this mid-saga chapter promises the grounded, serious storytelling that made the original TMNT series so compelling in its time.